I’m really excited to be helping my friend, Jenn, out over at The Purposeful Mom today. She has been running a month long series all about blogging called, What to Expect in Blogging: The Early Years. In her series, you will find lots of posts about the nuts and bolts of blogging, as well asContinue Reading
Dear Parents of Future Teens…..
Dear Parents of Future Teenagers, I’m sure you’ve already started hearing the comments about your precious children. “Enjoy them while they are young. Someday they will be teenagers!” You might have been led to believe that your sweet little one, who thinks you are a superhero, will one day hate you and be embarrassedContinue Reading
Almond Power Bars {from Healthy Snacks to Go}
This recipe is for a flavorful, nutritious snack that you can take with you, or just enjoy it at home as a dessert, or as breakfast! Yes – a recipe that can be dessert and/or breakfast! You can find this recipe, along with over 45 others in Healthy Snacks to Go by KatieContinue Reading
Incorporating Nature into Your Homeschool
When many people think about “going to school,” nature studies isn’t usually one of the subjects that comes to mind, but there are so many activities that help kids connect with nature and there is so much to learn by exploring the world around them. This school year spend some time in the “greatContinue Reading
Crock Pot Butter Chicken {from Much Ado About Chicken}
You will find this recipe, plus 51 other allergen-friendly, real-food, and from scratch chicken recipes in Much Ado About Chicken by Debra Worth. Much Ado About Chicken E-book is a wonderful resource for chicken lovers (and if you don’t love it to convince you to). Informative and thorough, it not onlyContinue Reading
Seed Sowers: Gospel Planting Adventures {a book review}
Close-encounters with wild tigers, wild river rides, cannibalism, murdered missionaries, terrorists, and witch doctors – sounds like things right out of a movie or fiction novel, doesn’t it? Only they’re not. These are true stories. True stories of missionaries doing God’s work. Stories of brave, selfless men and women, and sometimes even children, helpingContinue Reading
How Does She? – MOM 2 MOM Mondays {guest post – Ashley}
How does she? How does she keep her house so clean? How does she get her children to behave so well? How does she maintain her perfect looks? How does she manage to participate in all those activities? How does she work full time and still keep up with everything? How does sheContinue Reading
M is for Memory Work – The ABCs of Homeschooling {guest post – Candace}
I am going to be sharing with you today for the letter M all about Memory Work in our homeschool! When I set out to homeschool, over 7 years ago, I never even thought about memory work and never imagined it would take such a huge place of importance in our home! But, truly, GodContinue Reading
Streamlining Mealtime for the Homeschooling Family
I hope everyone is enjoying the new look of My Joy-Filled Life! I know I am! Go ahead and leave me a comment and tell me what you think! Today I’m over at Holy Spirit-Led Homeschooling sharing how our family of 9 manages mealtimes to make our days run a little more smoothly. Continue Reading
Fabulous Fall Sale at A+ Interactive Math {plus a giveaway}
This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. A+ Interactive Math by TutorSoft Inc. is an online math program for kids in K1 – Algebra 1, with more levels being added. It uses all 3 of the major learning methods – audio, visual, textContinue Reading
